Why Do Geese Fly South in Winter?: A Book About Migration (First Facts) by Kathy Allen

Why Do Geese Fly South in Winter?: A Book About Migration (First Facts) Reviews

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  Sandy

  This children’s nonfiction book covers a lot of ground. If you’re looking for information about animal migration, this is a good book to get you started. If you are looking for an in-depth look at a specific animal, this book is not for you. The book begins by talking about how to do a science inquiry. Scientists must observe and ask questions to begin their research. This book is set up the same exact way. The author then explains what migration is and begins asking a series of questions and then providing the answers.
  
  Each question is specific but the answers that she provides includes a variety of other animal species. One question included in this book, is the book’s title. The answer includes information about geese but it also provides us information about penguins and wildebeest. I thought the questions were interesting and worthy to the topic of migration. These questions pertain to why don’t all animals migrate, how do the animals know when to migrate, how do they know where to go, how long does it take to migrate, and do humans affect the animal’s migration?
  
  This nonfiction book has realistic illustrations that take up almost half of the page. I like the contrast between the question text and the answer text. Great simple, bold text made this book easy to read.
  
  I feel that this is a great beginning book on migration. It presents this process in a variety of ways and that it is done by many animals but not all animals. I think this book is a good stepping stone book which might lead a child to look further into this topic, if they choose.
  4,5 stars
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  Megan B.

  3.5